Introduction to Information and Communication Technology Flashcards
The development of ___ can be traced to as early as the 1950s when computers began to be used in health care. New technology was developed and introduced in the 1960s but the actual use of computers in patient care and the development of ___ as a discipline began in the 1970s. Hospitals also began using computers to manage their business and inventory data. Initially, nurses used computers to enter doctor’s orders and calculate hospital billing charges (USA). In specialty departments, nurses were using computers to monitor patients’ cardiac status.
health informatics x2
Emerged as a distinct specialty within healthcare as nurses and other health care professionals used computers and information sciences to manage complex problems in health care.
Health informatics
Incorporates computer technology with information, health and social sciences.
Health informatics
Allows professionals to use technology to collect, store, process and communicate health data, information, knowledge and wisdom.
Health informatics
Current research in the field of ___ focuses on the structure and processing of patient information and how this improves the decisions that nurses make in clinical practice while providing patient care. The increased use of technology to enhance nursing practice and nursing education opens new doors for acquiring, processing, generating and ___ knowledge.
nursing informatics / disseminating
The goal of ___ is to support healthcare delivery and improve the health status of all Canadians.
health informatics
Defined as the combination of nursing science, information science, and computer science.
Nursing informatics
A place where caring and technology meet.
Nursing informatics
Health information ___ has taken a central role in the health care system driven by an urgent need to improve the safety and quality of care provided in our increasingly complex health care system.
technology
echnology has the potential to improve patient care while helping clinicians utilize the expanding knowledge base that propels us into the 21st century. Nurses using electronic health records (EHR) have seen reductions in documentation by up to 45% and EHRs allow nurses to spend 15-26% more time monitoring their patients (Foltz & Lankisch, 2015). However, both clinicians and patients experience frustration and negativity associated with our increased dependence on technology. Technology used at the point of care undoubtedly changes the process of nurse - patient interactions and will be discussed further in this online course.
